A division of The Giving Plate
Sharing Food, Building Community
1 in 7 Americans struggle with hunger.
Bend Food Project is an innovative, new way to fight hunger in our community. You want to help. We make it easy.
A Simple System That Really Works
EVERY 2 MONTHS - on the second and third Saturday of every even month - our Neighborhood Coordinators pick up bags of healthy nonperishable food that neighbors have left outside their front doors. They leave empty green bags for the next collection and take all the food bags to our collection site. It’s that easy!
Fight Hunger in Your Own Backyard
Be a Food Donor
It takes: 15 minutes a month
Your role: Fill a green bag with nonperishable food every two months and put it outside your front door. That’s all there is to it!
Impact: One full green bag equals about ten meals. We combine your bag with your neighbors’ bags, and together we can feed the community!
Be a Neighborhood Coordinator
It takes: 1 hour a month
Your role: Pick up donors’ green bags every 2 months and take them to our collection site.
Impact: Each donor’s contribution averages 43 meals a year. With just 10 donors, you’ll provide a meal to a hungry neighbor every 30 seconds you volunteer!
Join the Support Team
It takes: Whatever time you choose
Your role: We’ve got lots big and small jobs to do! Help with anything from unloading bags of food to making phone calls to joining our Steering Committee.
Impact: In the Food Project, every job is essential. We’re an all-volunteer organization. We depend on people like you to keep us going.
Let’s work together to fight hunger and strengthen our community.
Sign up for Bend Food Project NOW!
JOIN US
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2026 COLLECTION CALENDAR
February 14th, 2026 (for NCs with first names A-K)
February 21st , 2026 (for NCs with first names L-Z)
April 11th , 2026 (for NCs with first names A-K)
April 18th , 2026 (for NCs with first names L-Z)
June 13th , 2026 (for NCs with first names A-K)
June 20th , 2026 (for NCs with first names L-Z)
August 8th, 2026 (for NCs with first names A-K)
August 15th, 2026 (for NCs with first names L-Z)
October 10th, 2026 (for NCs with first names A-K)
October 17th, 2026 (for NCs with first names L-Z)
December 5th, 2026 (for NCs with first names A-K)*
December 12th, 2026 (for NCs with first names L-Z)*
*Please note December collection dates are one week earlier than the others.
COLLECTION HOURS: 9:30am-12:30pm (drop your donations at collection site during these hours)
COLLECTION LOCATION: The Giving Plate Warehouse, 1212 NE 1st Street, Bend, OR.
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Bend Food Project
Non-perishable food lists
KIDS KORNER ITEMS:
– Individual sizes of soup/chili/stew
– Mac and cheese cups
– Ramen (in the square packets as they fit into bags and backpacks better than the cups)
– Individual shelf stable milk boxes
– Individual drink boxes
– Individual peanut butter
– Drink packets/hot chocolate, etc
– Granola bars
– Raisin boxes
– Pudding packs
– Individual popcorn packets
– Trail mix or items to make trail mix (M/M’s, pretzels, goldfish, raisins, etc.)FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:
These are in no particular order.
Simply a list of the items the Giving Plate likes to give to their guests.– Pasta and pasta sauce (sauce in plastic if at all possible)
– Condiments
– Mexican food
– Soup/Chili
– Canned fruit and vegetables
– Canned meats (tuna/chicken/beef)
– Canned and dry beans
– Rice
– Canned meals (stew/raviolis/etc)
– Peanut butter
– Drinks
– Boxed meals (hamburger helper/etc)
– Mac/Cheese
– Ramen
– Snacks/cookies/crackers
– Bakery items
– Breakfast items/cereal
– Baby food/formula
The gift of hope
Your Donation Makes a Difference
Your donations are vital to our ability to feed our neighbors. Thank you for your support!
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